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Vehicular Disc Brake - EP3809009
The patent EP3809009 was granted to Hitachi Astemo on Oct 30, 2024. The application was filed on Jun 11, 2019 under application number EP19819182A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".
EP3809009
- Application Number
- EP19819182A
- Filing Date
- Jun 11, 2019
- Status
- Granted And Under Opposition
- Sep 27, 2024
- Publication Date
- Oct 30, 2024
- External Links
- Slate, Register, Google Patents
Patent Summary
A vehicular disc brake that suppresses uneven wear of friction pads, comprising a caliper bracket, a caliper body, and friction pads disposed on both sides of a disc rotor. The caliper body has an action part with cylinder holes for pistons and a bridge part extending across the disc rotor's outer periphery. Thinned parts are formed in the bridge part's disc-radially inner wall, with one part on the disc turn-in side having a smaller volume than the other part on the disc turn-out side.
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